Event listing: Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier | The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall | Sun 3 Feb 2013 at 15:00

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Why Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances triumphed in 2023

Tristan Labouret, 9th January

The work most frequently performed in concert in 2023, Rachmaninov’s masterpiece owes its popularity to specific circumstances, but also to much deeper reasons.

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Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier in Toronto

Patrick P.L. Lam, 3rd February

When French-Canadian pianists Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier entered the stage of the Koerner Hall on Sunday, the 800-plus audience participated with an unprecedented level of attention. An episode also occurred to enforce this attention.

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